FNUS74 KBMX 071237 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 737 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0724 CDT ON JULY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS ON RADAR SOUTH AND WEST OF THE AREA...AND AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE ACROSS CLAY COUNTY THIS MORNING. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...LOOK FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND THEN CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS WILL BE STRONG WINDS AND OF COURSE LIGHTNING. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK...PRIMARILY ACROSS THE NORTH...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SET TO STALL OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 22 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 41 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 65 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 77 DECREASING TO 29 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............76 84 89 93 96 96 RH..............87 79 67 57 51 50 20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....900 2700 4400 5100 5100 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..220/9 230/8 220/8 210/14 210/14 210/10 DISPERSION......10 20 41 81 81 31 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....23 DECREASING TO 2. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............93 83 78 75 74 72 RH..............54 71 84 87 90 93 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 <5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 2800 900 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..230/8 240/7 230/7 220/5 220/2 220/3 DISPERSION......23 3 3 2 1 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 73. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............72 76 85 91 93 93 RH..............96 88 72 57 51 49 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 2 W 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.<5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 2200 4700 6800 8200 8500 TRANSPORT WIND..230/8 240/9 230/7 220/7 210/7 220/8 DISPERSION......6 26 38 51 58 69 $$ FORECASTER...TGOGGINS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120707.LONGB.01/BMX